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IMPORTANT TO BUSINESS MEN.
BY Certifying" Check Bank Makes
Itself Responsible for the Payment.

BY "Certifying" a Check Bank Makes
Itself Responsible for the Payment.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 9.-Judge
Walker gave an important ruling of par
Hcular interest to business men. In the
case of the First National bank against
Valentine Barr, he held that where the
drawer Of check delivers it to the party
in the payment Of a debt or for any other
bona fide purpose, and such holder pre-
sents it to the bank, and, instead of re-
ceiving the money on it, secures its GER
tiication by the bank that it is ''good"
for the amount named in it, and retains
the check for use and payment thereafter,
that by such act the holder releases the
drawer from liability on the check, and
the bank becomes the only debtor to the
holder. This rule, however, does not ap-
ply where such certification is procured
by the drawer of the check before he
uses it or delivers it to the payee.
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IOWA..

The Illinois Central now runs through
cars from Sioux city to New Orleans.
a. j. Graham, editor of the indie
pendent at Red Oak, was found dead in
his office. It is supposed to be case of
suicide.
A young daughter of j. B. Schemer-
horn, of Scott, fell and badly split the
bone of one Of her arms. The break is
several inches long.
Natural gas has been found in several
places near Des Moines. Preparations
for practical tests of some of the latest
wells are being made.
Hay is selling at Charles City at 81 for
tame, SIS for wild, and not much is COM
ing in. Nearly everybody with a surplus
is holding for higher prices.
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Evidence in the Examination of Fuller for
Shooting Bishop Seghers in Alaska---
Texas Desperadoes Continue the Reign
of Terror Along the Observation-Disclosures
ing Trouble Between Mountaineers and
Negroes in Tennessee.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-An Ottawa special
says: Advices from Alaska via British
Columbia, brings further news regarding
the murder Of the late Archbishop
Seghers, as brought out at the trial at
Sitka, by Frank Fuller, the murderer.
The first witness called was George
steataw, Yukon Indian, who, through
an interpreter, said that while they were
travelling and before they reached camp
one night, it appeared as if Fuller and
the bishop were quarrellng, but not well
understanding the English language he
could not make out what the quarrel
was about. Shortly after reaching
the camp the party had supper and re-
tired. They were now several days.
journey north of the Yukon river. Wit
ness did not know what time the follow
ing morning Fuller and an Indian boy,
who accompanied the party got up, but
Fuller was the last to rise. Fuller asked
the bishop what time it was, and the lat
ter told him it was too early to get up,
whereupon all laid down again. When
the witness awoke from his second s.sep
he saw Fuller standing with his face to-
wards the bishop, ten feet away, and while
witness was STOPPING to pick up his nit
tens, fuller fired and shot the bishop just
above the leftlSFe, the ball going down
ward. He was confused for moment,
and when the smoke cleared away he saw
the bishop lying dead where he had been
standing. He rushed towards Fuller to
take the rife, but the latter told him he
was all right and need not be afraid, as
it was only ''that fellow" pointing to the
dead body Of the bishop, that he wanted
to kill. Another witness, James Wal
ker, stated that he had received
q letter from Fuller in which he
said, "I have killed the bishop"
and expressing the hope that he would
be able to prove in a court of justice why
he had killed the bishop, and that he had
reason for doing SO. At this point, in
reply to the court, the prisoner, Fuller,
said that he had no questions to ask, add
ing, after a pause, that he did not know
whether he should ask anything The
court committed the prisoner to Jail to
await his trial for murder on Nov H.
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MON TANA.

Extensive stock yards are being erected
at Ft. Benton.
The output of bullion from the Granite
Mountain mines at Philipsburg last week
amounted to 62, 1856 ounces Of silver and
thirty tive ounces Of fine gold.
Cowboys recently discovered oily mat
ter oozing from bluff about fifty miles
west of Ft. Benton, and a petroleum
craze is likely to break out in Northern
Montana
The assessment roll of Silver Bow
county, Montana, for the present year
shows the amount of assessable property
in the county to be So, 200, 900, an increase
over last year of $500, 900.
Governor Leslie, of Montana, is max
ing an effort to secure the portraits Of all
his predecessors in the Montana guberna-
torial chair for preservation in the picture
gallery of the executive Office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-11-10
ANARCHISTS DRILLING.

Two Hundred Police Called Out After
Midnight to Disperse Company Of the
Reds.
CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Two hundred off,
GERS of the central detail were reused at
1880 a. IN. and started out, armed with
rifles, to disperse g number of anarchists
who were drilling at Zep's hall, where
the armed sections Of the various groups
of anarchists used to hold their meetings
before the Haymarket riots. The officer
detailed to watch the place had heard the
sound of drilling there and had turned in
the alarm, but when the detachment had
arrived the men had all dispersed. Who
they were was not learned, but for the
remainder Of the night additional guards
were stationed on the premises.
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TEXAS DESPERADOES,
TI.irty Outlaws in Kinney County, Texas,
Cause 81 Reign Of Terror.


ST. LOUIS, Nov. 0.-Alfred Giles, q
prominent architect of San Antonio,
Tex, gives intelligence of reign of ter
ror insugurated in Kinney county, Tex,
along the Rio Grande some fifty miles
above Eagle Pass, within radius of
twenty miles Of Braclzett, which some
times bears the name of Fort Clark, and
which is u large United States post.
There has been established gang of des-
peradoes, who number thirty odd men
and stop at nothing. Several Mexicans
OF small possessions have disappeared,
and their deaths are charged to the gang.
John Maurice, a canchman and deter
mined man, has been active in aiding
District Judge helso and District Attor-
ncy Old il their work against the band
Ten days ago he was absent from home.
That night the desperadoes went to his
ranch, burned his storehouse, cut down
fifty panels CT his fence, burned the
posts and drove Off some fifty head of
stock. FRAN. Dignowitty is also Il large
partner owncr and opposed to the thieves
Six nights ago his store was burned
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Suffering Socialist Colouists.

Ell PAso, Tex. Nov. 9.-John Friel,
late member of the socialistic colony of
A. K. Owen, of Topolobampo, Mexico,
on the Gulf of California, has just ar
rived here. He walked across the coun-
try from the colony to Chihuahua, on
the Mexican Central railroad, a distance
Of 500 miles. He reports the colonists
suffering for food. 1t is about year
since the work of colonization began.
Over 400 persons went to Topolobampo,
and Friel says about 250 remain there,
the rest having died or come back to the
United States
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Postal Changes in Dakota,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9-The name of
the postotlice at Preston, Mcpherson
county, Dakota, was changed to Alpha.
Mrs. James ". Hart was appointed post
master. The postotice at Polo, Hand
county, Dakota, was discontinued. 4
postot1ice was established at Almlund,
Chisago county, Dakota. John Alma
quist was appointed postmaster. John
II. Coles was appointed postmaster at
Hyates, Boremon county, Dakota, vice
Watson 2. Gilbert. resigned.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-11-10
A Railway Accident,

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Reports reached
Jersey City late in the night of an acci-
dent on the New York, Lake Erie &
Western railroad, at Secaucus, a few
miles out from Jersey City. It was stated
that bridge near that place had given
way and that train had been partially
derailed and partly thrown into the
chasm. The accident, it was reported,
led to the loss of one life and serious in
Jury to ten persons.
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Loss Estimated at $3.50, ,OOO.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Nov. 9.-Fire broke
out in the Masonic Building, corner First
and Vine streets, about l o'clock a. M,
and at 8 a. m was still raging. Several
dwellings on Second street are also
burned. The following firms in the Ma
sonic block and those adjoining it in the
Akin block will sustain total losses S.
Kahn & Son, wholesale grocers; H. L.
Babcock, commission; Hasse, Rung &
Co., drugs; Wack & Miller, wholesale
saddlery; r. Mannheimer & Co., grocers;
Urso & Marsicana, fruit dealers. The
estimated total loss is $3.50, 900.
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A Minnesota NIeteor's Flight.

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Nov. 9.-An enor-
NOUS meteor shot over st. Johns uni
versity in the evening. 1t lit up the
surroundings as bright as day for about
forty seconds, as it passed along Kissing
and spluttering at a probable height of
1000 feet. 1t descended about two miles
west of the abbey, and with thunder
like crash exploded. Quite number of
the faculty and students arc going to
view the place of it's location.
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CRASHED THROUGH DWELLlNGs.
Eight Cars Roll Down an Embankment
and Crush in the Roof Of Adjacent


Houses.
WHEELING, W. Va, Nov. 9.--While Q
freight train on the Pittsburg, Wheeling
s. Kentucky railroad was running
through the town of Wellsburgh, and
when near the southern line Of the cor
poration at point where gang Of work
men were putting in new ties, the rails
spread and eight cars left the track.
They rolled over and over down the steep
embankment Of the railroad, which is
about twenty-five feet high at
that point, and crashed into
the dwellings of Joseph and John
Murphy, which stood about twenty yards
from the track. Both buildings were
literally crushed to atoms. John Muir
ply was asleep in bed when the cars
came crashing into his domicile. Two of
his children, Stella, aged /, and baby,
were lying by his side. The terrible blow
given by the train knocked the roof en-
tirely off the building and crushed the
sides together like paper. The chimney
fell across the bed, and they were buried
beneath the debris The victims were
terribly cut and internally injured. The
loss is estimated at SO, 600.
Chattanooga Commercial Burned Out.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 9.-The
Office of the Chattanooga Commercial has
been destroyed by fire. The fire origin
ated in the press room at 6 o'clock and an
hour later the entire interior of the build
ing, including the composing room, job
office and editorial rooms, was gutted.
The Western Union Telegraph Office, To-
Gated in the same building, was badly
damaged The Commercials loss will
reach $4,000; insurance, $4,000. The
building was owned by Adams & Rust.
Their loss will be about $500 over and
above insurance. Two printers were all
most sufrocated and one will probably
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Assessed by q Dead Enterprise.

WABASH, Ind, Nov. 9.-Over twenty
years ago several Of our citizens sub
scribed for stock in the Northwestern
Telegraph company, company which
collapsed before it fairly started. These
citizens were surprised this week to re-
ceive notification that the balance of
stock subscribed for by them was due
and would be collected immediately
The matter will be fought in the courts.
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TENNESSEE RACE WAR.
IIountaineers Threaten to Kill the Ne
groes---Negroes irming to Resist.

sFcSS---.NesstGSo TO ESeSlSt.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. GA tele-
gram from Soddy, Il mining town twenty
five rliies from this city, says the noun
tsircers have armed themselves and are
marching against the negroes Of that
town. 1his has aroused the negroes. and
they have all arme;, and are waiting the
approach Of the offensive party. The
sheriff, with q posse, has gone to the
scene ot the trouble. Great excitement
prevails, and the women and children
have taken refuge at onc end OF the town.
1t is {; Welsh mining town OF I,0G0 peo-
pie, and about 200 miners are employed
at the coke ovens. The trouble grows
out of fight between a negro and 6
white man, in which the latter suffered.
The mountaineers now threaten to take
the darlSy or kill the whole colored popu-
iation
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PREPARED FOR DESPERATE DEEDS.

United States Troops From Western
Posts Reins Massed at Chicago.
OMAHA, Nov. "a special train Of
seven coaches and three baggage cars, the
former being filled with United States
troops from Salt Lake City, passed
through Omaha for Chicago. The COM
manding officer would not say that they
had been ordered to Chicago to garrison
the fort. A minor officer, however,
stated that the commentaries of several
western posts have been ordered to send
heavy detachments of regulars to Chicago
to suppress any riot which may occur
this week. He says the Chicago police
will be reinforced by 5000 soldiers.
Every soldier, in addition to q repea ing
rifle, will have two se:f-cocking revolvers.
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We1l-Fjlled Grain Houses.

WNoNA, Mimi, Nov. 9.-News con-
tinues to reach this city concerning the
extremely crowded condition of the grain
houses on the line Of the Winona g. St.
Peter railway between here and Huron.
All the empties are being taken to that
great wheat land, and special trains are
being run to as great an extent as the
already crowded condition of the schedule
will permit.
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A Great Saving of Time.

ST. VINcE.T, Mimi, Nov. 9.-Collector
Guernon, on appliction of Traffic Man.
ager Kerr, of the Canadian Pacific rail
way, has transferred United States Gus
tom Inspector Batter to Winnipeg, where
all domestic freight over the Canadian
Pacific railway from the Pacific coast
will be transferred in the future, by
which a great saving of time in the dis
patch of freight will be effected. The
Canadian Pacific railway pays the in
spectoc's salary.
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STEEL RAIL MANUFACTURERS.
Much Unnecessary Alarm Regarding the
State of Trade.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The large steel
manufacturers here state that there is
q great deal of unnecessary alarm regard
ing the steel trade. The cause of this
alarm is said to be simply because sew
oral of the presidents of large railway
companies have not put in their orders.
Notably among these is President
Robert, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, who always has in his order
for sc, 900 tons at this time of the year,
and because he has not given his order
other railway managers, who always
wait for him to move, have also failed to
put in their orders, and this mas served
to increase the alarm. The general feel
ing is that there is no occasion for alarm,
and that at the present price of rails in
this country there is no danger Of COM
petition from foreign makers.
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Broke Up q Noted Gang.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 9.-Gus Will
inghurst, James Igo and John King, the
last of a noted gang Of lesperadoes, Grim
inals and counterfeiters here, were ar
rested last Friday by United States De-
tective NJ. G. Bauer and his assistants.
Thomas j. Porter, Policeman Ren Fow
and Deputy United States Marshal Nc
Donald. Their capture was kept secret
in order TO give the officers tine tn COM
plete the collection Of evidence
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-11-10
Heavy Dakota Prairie Fire.

DICKINSON, D. T., Nov GA prairie
fire started near South Heart, twelve
miles west Of here. The flames spread
rapidly, carrying destruction in their
path. Miles OF prairie were burned over,
and buildings, grain and hay stacks. to &,
considerable nnmber, sNccumbed to the
remorselcss clement. Several farmers
were deprived of all they possessed. The
amount of destruction caused will not be
known for several days.
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Bloody Work Was Done.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Nov. 9. - The
State Rangers in conjunction with the
sher;ff's posse and Mexican troops, made
q concerted 1roveagainst the bandits who
were located between Rio Grand City AID
Edinbur9. The result of the attacI, is
not yet known, but bloody work was
probably done
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ST. PAUL, Nov. 9.--The American Ex-
press company he's taken formal posses
sion of the Manito5a's Montana extern
SION, and has opened Offices at Glasgow,
Dawes, Assinaboine, Great Falls and
Fort Benton. The total mileage from
ST. Paul is 1,073. A big reduction in the
cost OF sending express matter into Mon
tana has been brought about.
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The lranitoua's Duluth I:rsnch.

DULUTH, Nov. CIT is reported That q
contract has been let to Shepard, Win
ston & Co. for tho building, oss q Manitoba
railroad extension from Hiuckley to Du-
luth. Work will begin at once, it is said.
the line to be in operation by the opening
OF navigation next year.
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Fire Record for October,

New York, Nov. @.-The Daily Com
inerciEi Bulletins fire record for October
shows tic losses in the United States and
Canada 10 be SO, i69, SO, against a loss of
S12,003,G Geo in October, 1855, and s., 75G,-
600 in October, 1885. The total for the
first ten months of the current year foot
up S102 ,953, 3s5, against S3a, 100000 for
the corresponding period OF 1856.
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governor to examine the Duluth g. Iron
Range railroad have made their tour Of
inspection, and returned to St. Paul well
pleased with the road.
Official dispatches from Gen. Terry to
the war department report the crushing
of the Crow rebellion as heretofore re-
ported. The captive rebels are likely to
be confined at Ft. Smelling, MINI.
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Gear and Emperor.

BERLIN, Nov. 9.-The date of the czar's
departure from Copenhagen is still in
obscurity. The 18th and Goth are men,
toned. German uniforms have been
sent to Copenhagen, and q rumor is cur
rent in Berlin that the czar and Emperor
William have arranged q meeting for the
18th. At the same time there is vague
rumor that the arrangements have been
broken off. Nothing definite can be
learned, but a meeting is counted upon
Oh all sides. n failure to meet now
would be looked upon as an extremely
bad sign for the relations of the two en-
pires.
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VIII Close the Saloons.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-It is rumored that
the mayor will issue proclamation clos
ing the saloons on the day OF the execu-
ton to prevent the gathering of turbu-
lent characters, and in order to shut Off
whisky from them
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NTerciless Preachers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 9.-At neet-
ing Of Methodist ministers, twenty nine
being present, a resolution was adopted
twenty eight to one-to send & letter to
Governor Oglesby, urging him to show
no mercy to the condemned anarchists.
The one dissenter explained that he was
opposed to capital punishment.
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Yree Mail Delivery at Ashland.

ASHLAND, Wis, Nov. 9.-The free mail
delivery system is to be put in operation
in this city not later than Dec. /. Five
carriers will be employed, and mail de
iiveries will be made three times each
day. Thirty-Six street boxes fer deposit
ing mail will be put up around TO wn this
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POUGHkEEPSIE'S BIG BRIDGE,
The First Span Of the Immense Structure
Finished,

PoUGnKEEps1E, N. Y, Nov. 9.-The
first truss OF the great Poughkeepsie
bridge across the Hudson river was fin
ished and swung clear Monday. It is 525
feet long between the centers of the tow
ers, 80 feet deep and 36 feet wide, being
the largest and heaviest steel truss in the
world 1t rests on steel towers 100 feet
high, which stand on masonry piers
whose foundations are 1875 feet below
high water, and which rise 80 feet above
high water, and it's total height from the
foundations is 337 feet. 1t carries a floor
system on top for double track railway,
and is capable of supporting a rolling
load of 5000 pounds to the running foet
on each track
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MINNESOTA,

Lumber and shingle mills ct G ull River
have finished the seasons work.
From 1000 to 5000 bushels of wheat
were marketed at Bird Island every day
last week.
The Vernillion Iron Journal, published
at Tower, Mimi, warns all parties to be
careful in buying mining stocks on the
Vermilion range. The paper offers to
assist legitimate mining men i'll ferreting
out and crushing all dishonest schemes.
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Rnrncl Ont.

SIOUX FALLS, Nov. 9-The farmhouse
Of Emery Ross, at Palisade, occupied by
Duluth railroad graders, was burned.
Loss on house, $500; loss to graders on
household goods and supplies 81 900; no
insurance.
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ANOTHER BANK FAILURE,

Tke fifth National Bank OF st. Louis
Closes Its Doors.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-The rumored clos
ing of the doors of the Fifth National
bank is verified. There was run on the
bank in the morning which resulted in
the closing until securities held by the
institution could be realized on. The
immediate cause of the crash is supposed
to be the recent failure of the wholesale
millinery establishment of Rosenthal &
Co. last week, J. B. Rosenthal being one
of the directors of the Fifth National
baDI,
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Moody. the Eyanre,ist

MINNEAPoLIs, Nov. 9.-Evangelist D.
L. Moody begins his series OF meetings at
the Swedish Mission tabernacle in the
evening. He will probably remain a
week and hold three meetings day.
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a necep,ion to Cardina, Gi,bous.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. GA public re-
ception was given to Cardinal Gibbons
at Grunewan hall by the citizens of New
Orleans. Il was attended by about 5000
persons.